Volleyball wins! Going to Semifinals

Michigan just beat #2 Stanford 3 sets to 1. The win puts Michigan Volleyball into the National Semifinals for the first time in program history. Michigan will play Texas on Thursday December 13 in Louisville, KY.

Congratulations to the University of Michigan Women's Volleyball team on their first ever NCAA Final Four!

Having been there during the days of Zimmerman, Hunt, and Paz, this group is something else! Taking down Stanford in 4 in NoCal is a real milestone achievement for this team and for the Rosens, who have taken this program all the way up to un-dreamed-of heights!

Good luck next week against Texas (and hopefully, Oregon/Penn State), and Go Blue!

Gametracker for volleyball is completely useless, other than seeing the score. Cartoon court with none of those little school-color golf-tee people to give you an idea of who's playing when or where, or who's responsible for the comic strip SPLAT at the end of the play.

I'm a fervent follower of volleyball and Michigan was taking it to #2 Stanford like I've never seen before. Pulling off an upset over Stanford again in the tourney speaks volumes to the evolution of Michigan Volleyball. I can't believe I cheered for Michigan to win and beat a west coast team in Stanford. Unbelieveable kill percentage and assist for the Maize and Blue girls that I haven't seen all season long. For all Michigan fans in the Louisville, KY area go support your team. Volleyball is an amazing sport that brings highs and lows and its the first time Michigan is in the National Semifinals. I've been fortunate to get tickets from a friend that goes to UK this week and will be cheering for a PSU vs. Michigan title game.

Good luck versus Texas. They have some outstanding hitters and a very high kill percetange and Michigan is going to have to adjust to Texas power stye of playing.

Great win! That's two Top-10 teams taken down so far in this tournament run! Ended #9 louisville's season back in the 2nd round on their home floor (and where the Finals will be played) and now just took down #2 stanford for the 2nd year in a row on the west coast!

Great milestone for the program. Just two more wins, and Michigan will be the only team in NCAA history to win a national championship without ever having won their conference. Amazing.

Great job! I'm always concerned when Michigan plays a west coast team late at night. From the time stamps of the posts, it looks like the match ended about 1:30 am Eastern Standard Time. It has to be difficult to mantain a high level of energy that late.

In the spirit of the excitement of women's volleyball and beating penn state, watch these highlights from the 1998 final where Long Beach beat psu. Might be the best in history. Yes, that is the Misty May setting....and my sister in law as the Game 5 13 and 14 point assassin.

Congrats to the Michigan women's volleyball team! It was such an exciting match last night. The great thing too looking ahead is that the team only has one senior on the roster. This is definitely some great experience for them and next year should be exciting as well. Beat Texas!!!!!

I haven't really followed volleyball, but always got the impression that it was dominated by the Pac 10 schools. So I was surprised to see 2 Big 10 teams in the final four. Can someone please give a quick run down of the power teams and where Michigan has been historically . Thanks!

That's a list of every Final Four since the NCAA began sponsoring womens athletics in 1982. Final Fours don't tell the whole story, but the trend is definitely there as far as west coast dominance in the past being edged away a bit by midwestern schools in more recent years.

"We bring you to Michigan to take care of Michigan; your job is to protect that block M."
-Carol Hutchins

seems like we have stanford's number in recent history. way to finish girls!! texas will be tough but if we can limit their sophomore who's really really good we have a good shot. texas is very tall so it'll be a battle. but this is awesome making history for michigan. if we can beat texas we could beat penn state like we did earlier this year. but let's focus on texas first as this will be a difficult task.

With more to be had, good luck Ladies, take it to the Longhorns and hopefully it will be an all B1G Final where we "Shock The World"!!!

Beating Stanford on their home court basically and so late at night is impressive as hell. This can only make the team tougher and more resilient going forward and having already beaten Louisville on the same court for the Final Four is also helpful I would have to think.

Go Blue!!! Let's make MGoSoftball wrong and make this the next Championship to be had by the Wolverines!!! Sorry MGo, just sayin'